EXHIBIT 99.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Richard E. Allen, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report of J.D. Edwards & Company on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 30, 2003 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of J.D. Edwards & Company.

/s/ RICHARD E. ALLEN                                

Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice

President, Finance and Administration and

Director (principal financial officer)